Childminder in North Somerset

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 November 2016 16 January 2013

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder meets children's physical and emotional needs well. Babies and older children have strong, secure attachments and are confident in the childminder's home. The childminder provides a calm, sensitive role model for children. They understand her expectations, behave well and are kind to each other.  The childminder makes good observations of children's development and monitors their learning well. She uses the information effectively to plan her environment and activities. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Children have a good understanding of keeping themselves safe and healthy. For example, before crossing the road with the childminder, they say 'stop, look and listen', and, as they cross, they keep looking and listening. Children have good opportunities to understand the importance of exercise and healthy eating.  The childminder carries out good risk assessments and takes effective action to keep

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This provision is good

children safe. She attends training, and updates her policies and procedures to increase her knowledge of safeguarding children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently gain information from all settings children attend, to help her plan more accurately for their next steps in learning.  The childminder sometimes solves problems for children too quickly, not giving them the time to think of solutions for themselves.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 improve ways of working with other settings that children attend, to plan for all children's next stages of learning more accurately  give children more time to think and solve problems for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors, and accompanied the childminder and children on a walk to the park.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector took account of written feedback left by parents for the inspection and the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's development records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps up to date with how to keep children safe. She knows what to do if she has a child protection concern and children may be at risk of harm. The childminder evaluates her provision well. She seeks parents' feedback and looks for ways to improve. For example, she now provides more role play for children to explore their experiences from visits, such as the fire station. Following her last inspection, she has increased ways for children to gain a positive awareness of people's differences. For example, they use role play, books, and they visited the guide dog association. The childminder works closely in partnership with parents to know children's learning at home and their care needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans good activities according to children's interests and relevant experiences. She shows children how to use equipment and gives them time to practise for themselves. The childminder encourages children to use resources in their own way and develop their own ideas. For example, children explore using their fingers and then hands in paint during an adult-led creative activity. The childminder helps older children link sounds and letters, supporting their early reading skills well. She helps children practise their early writing skills. For example, she encourages them to make zigzags, circles and wavy lines. The childminder supports babies well, helping them progress steadily in their personal, social, communication and physical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and settled. Older children enjoy the company of the babies and are sensitive and kind to them. The childminder has a wide range of good quality equipment to meet children's individual needs. For example, babies sleep safely in a travel cot and the childminder uses a monitor to know when they wake. Older children use a step to reach the sink and wash their hands independently, recognising their own towel by colour. Children make choices from the good range of resources and lead their play. For example, they select play dough, use a range of tools and play imaginatively.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children have good experiences and opportunities to gain important skills in preparation for their next stage of learning and school. For example, they are eager to take part in activities and confident to explore resources. They enjoy practising their early writing skills and recognise numbers and shapes. Children are confident to make decisions and politely say when they do not want to do something. Older children talk clearly, organising their thoughts well. Babies learn to feed themselves, love being involved with the other children and communicate through actions, expressions and verbal responses.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY360504 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1062092 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Portishead, North Somerset. She offers care each weekday for 48 weeks a year, including before and after school. She takes and collects children from local schools. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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